3. Modern Warfare: You remember that costume you made for your Counter-Strike costume? Great, you’ll want to hang on to that and use it for this. Appearing as though you’ve just stepped out of Modern Warfare can actually come in a few forms. You can either go the route of one of the Special Forces embodied in Task Force 141 or deck yourself out with any manner of special operations gear that you can get your grubby little hands on from a cornucopia of army surplus stores. Assume the role of standard ground forces which make your life on you and your wallet a little easier. Or you could invest in a nice suit, something that looks like convincing body armor and an airsoft gun that looks like a machine gun and step right out of the “No Russia” level and into whatever convention you happen to be at. However, if you choose to do that, I take no responsibility for any sort of run-in you might have with local authorities, wherever you are. But, if you have a wicked boner for modern military hardware and want to get away from pawning noobs for a night or weekend, then a Modern Warfare cosplay just might be the way to go for you.
2. Gears of War COG: You are not Marcus Fenix and your arms are never going to be the size of goddamn tree trunks, but you can certainly fill the role of a line Coalition of Organized Government soldier with a bit of ingenious application of creative ingenuity. No, the armor will not be easy to make and I’m not about to make it sound like it will be. But, once you get passed that, all that’s left is buying a Lancer online and you’ll be ready to kill some grubs and stomp some faces. Now get out there and save some humanity.
1. ODSTs: Admittedly, this is my Halo bias dripping through a bit, but who wouldn’t want to envision dropping form orbit in a drop pod with no other mission in life than to kick ass and take tons of names. While Halo: ODST was the best possible vehicle for players to get a first hand taste of what it’s like to take to the frontline in a way against a species that is utterly devoid of humanistic qualities – it does embolden some to think of a world where the baddest of the bad are allowed to volunteer for an outfit that is expressly created to drop from the uppermost altitudes of a planet. The better part of this cosplay is the fact that you won’t be just another guy who decided to dress up as a Spartan, but you acknowledge that even though you might be considered by a zealous, alien Covenant to be ‘only human’ you are still the pinnacle of badassery. And while some people might laugh at that, the fact that their usually what can be considered a small detachment of UNSC forces cosplaying at any given event usually helps them get rid of the chuckles pretty quickly. With Halo: Reach on the horizon, there are few better ways to celebrate your loves of a beloved series than to strap on your armor and show everyone out there which game you love the most. Best of all, if you really do want to throw your own armor together, a fan-community, the 405th will actually give you the 101s on how to pull this off. But, as I’ve said repeatedly throughout, this takes a bit of creativity and a metric ton of patience.
So, which of the costumes stuck you the best and have your ideas spinning in your head like a hamster on one of those squeaky wheels? Which ones did you absolutely hate? Better yet, if you have cosplayed, hit our forums and let us know what you usually costume yourself as and how you pull it off. In the meantime, as always, keep your eyes on PlanetXbox360 for the latest news, reviews and some pretty kick ass features, if I do say so myself.
